Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Olive Wax Cap

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Key Differences

• Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Olive Wax Cap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Olive Wax Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Hygrophorus
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Olive Wax Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Olive Wax Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Olive Wax Cap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.